I have been knocking on heaven's doors for a long time now. I have searched the whole world over looking for the one thing that I could be, that I could blossom at. I can feel that ‘it' is here, but I don't know what ‘it' is. I yearn for someone to tell me what ‘it' is. A part of me wants out - but not just anywhere. ‘It' needs to be let out and taken in whole-heartedly in a place that's safe and valued. I have the heart, the desire, the knowledge, and my...

This morning I was reviewing my Internet links and noticed I had several lists of 100 things: 100 best movies as rated by the AFI (American Film Institute) ; 100 best novels of all time; 100 places to visit before you die.  The number varies from 1 to 1000 or greater; the "thing" to do before you die may be a place to travel, a daredevil event to try such as skydiving, a personal goal such as completing a marathon, or to watch the 100 best movies or read the 100 best...

There are different books and seminars that can help you gather some self improvement guide. All these sources are against the negative factors in your life. This self improvement guides are intended to offer you the best solutions to eliminate these factors for good. Or at least to reduce it drastically.

Work, meetings, deadlines, appointments, telephone calls, shopping, taking the dogs out etc. - all these are things most people have to accomplish daily.

Most of...

Much has been written about leadership: rules, pointers, styles, and biographies of inspiring leaders throughout world history. But there are certain leadership ideas that we ourselves fail to recognize and realize in the course of reading books. Here is a short list of things you thought you knew about leadership.

1. Leaders come in different flavors.
There are different types of leaders and you will probably encounter more than one type in your lifetime. Formal leaders...

They say the death of a child is the greatest loss. I would say that I believe that. I lost two. If you're a mother I think you'd tend to agree. If you're not you can't vote on this one because only a mother can know the severe pain and grief that comes with the death of her child. Surviving the death of your child and the grief that comes with it is your new lifestyle. I'm 50 now and I've been through multiple deaths and obstacles in my life and they seem like Christmas now compared to...

Instead of creating our future out of our past, we can look at who we want to become. Usually, when we're looking toward our future, we think about what we want to *do*. But what about looking at who we want to *be*? Life is not just a string of accomplishments. It's a process in which we gain knowledge and experience and develop who we are.

When I was younger, I didn't think much about who I was becoming. I knew I wanted to be an actress from the age of 14, and I...

Have things gone well....or do you feel "stuck"?
Maybe your emotions have been burnt somewhat during the passage of life. And you feel desensitized.

Perhaps things have recently come unstuck for you......and you are back near square one. Maybe some of your previous lifestyle decisions were wrong and you're now paying the price for this faulty decision making.
If this is the case then there is one vitally important thing to realize.

When you were...

Who was this man, Johannes Kepler? I see him much like our modern day heretics. In fact all truth begins originally as heresy. The TRUTH Himself (Jesus, the Christ) was hung on a cross and killed for His ideas that were basically ahead of the times. Remember, the scout usually took the first arrows. May we pray for more people to have the courage to stand alone- in love for that which they feel is truth. And may we not join in the chorus and choir seeking their demise.

None...

It is ironic that in a world of God worshippers, none of them would recognize God if they seen him/her, eyeball to eyeball. In fact in our present state of evolution if we did recognize him, we would probably stick him up on a cross or make ceramic dolls in his image. As a race we don't like to see our gods in person. We are much more comfortable following in our ancestor's footprints with symbols of gods.

How would you know God? Many would demand that he perform magic tricks...

For centuries, the Hindus have practiced yoga and meditation, which is how they got their famous wisdom. Success is not about powers of education or skill; it's all about mastering control of yourself and your mind; positive thinking! You need to guide yourself into facing life and facing problems that arise with your own vision. Inner strength and peace, a combination if achieved will be your key to winning every life challenge.

See, this is the trick, to see every problem...